Organic light emitting display device having a plurality of green sub pixels disposed between at least one red sub pixel and at least one blue sub pixel

ABSTRACT

An organic light emitting display device includes a plurality of pixels including a first pixel and a second pixel. Each of the first pixel and the second pixel includes at least one red sub pixel, a plurality of green sub pixels, and at least one blue sub pixel. The red sub pixels and the blue sub pixels are aligned in a first direction, and the plurality of green sub pixels is disposed between the at least one red sub pixel and at least one blue sub pixel of each pixel. The red sub pixel, the plurality of green sub pixels, and the blue sub pixel of the first pixel form a first group, and the red sub pixel, the plurality of green sub pixels, and the blue sub pixel of the second pixel form a second group.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.16/744,663 filed on Jan. 16, 2020 (now U.S. Pat. No. 10,903,281, issuedon Jan. 26, 2021), which is a Divisional of U.S. patent application Ser.No. 16/166,818 filed on Oct. 22, 2018 (now U.S. Pat. No. 10,580,833,issued Mar. 3, 2020), which is a Divisional of U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 15/374,178 filed on Dec. 9, 2016 (now U.S. Pat. No. 10,141,380,issued Nov. 27, 2018), which claims the priority benefit of KoreanPatent Application No. 10-2016-0053491 filed on Apr. 29, 2016 in theKorean Intellectual Property Office, all of these applications arehereby expressly incorporated by reference into the present application.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention

The present disclosure relates to an organic light emitting displaydevice, and more particularly, to an organic light emitting displaydevice having an improved life span.

Description of the Related Art

Recently, as society advances to the information society, the field ofdisplay devices which visually express electrical information signals israpidly advancing. Thus, various display devices with performance, suchas thinness, lightness, and low power consumption have been developed.

Specific examples of the display devices include a Liquid CrystalDisplay (LCD) device, a Plasma Display Panel (PDP) device, a FieldEmission Display (FED) device, an Organic Light Emitting Display (OLED)device, and the like.

Particularly, the OLED device is a self-emitting device and hasadvantages such as a high response time, a high luminous efficiency, ahigh brightness, and a wide viewing angle as compared with the otherdisplay devices. Therefore, the OLED device is attracting muchattention.

Further, an organic light emitting diode applied to the OLED device isregarded as a next-generation light source which is self-luminous. TheOLED has excellent advantages in terms of viewing angle, contrast,response time, and power consumption as compared with the LCD device.Furthermore, the OLED has a surface-emitting structure and thus can beeasily implemented to be flexible.

The OLED device includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the plurality ofpixels includes at least a red sub pixel, a green sub pixel, and a bluesub pixel. The red sub pixel, the green sub pixel, and the blue subpixel emit red, green, and blue lights, respectively. A full-color imagemay be provided through a plurality of sub pixels. Herein, each of theplurality of pixels includes an emission area where a red, green, orblue light is emitted and a non-emission area.

In order to dispose organic emission layers on the red sub pixel, thegreen sub pixel, and the blue sub pixel, respectively, a predeterminedprocess margin is needed between the organic emission layers. Since anorganic emission layer is not disposed or a bank layer is disposed todefine pixels due to a process margin, a non-emission area is presentbetween emission areas.

Recently, the OLED device has been developed to have a smaller size anda higher resolution. Thus, the size of a pixel is decreased. Even if apixel size is decreased, a fine metal mask (FMM) used in disposing anorganic emission layer needs a process margin. Thus, a non-emission areacorresponding to the process margin for the FMM cannot be greatlyreduced. Accordingly, as the resolution of an OLED device is increased,the size of a sub pixel is decreased or maintained due to a processmargin for an FMM. Thus, it is difficult to develop a high-resolutionOLED device.

An example of a pixel array structure and an organic light emittingdisplay including the same is discussed in Korean Patent Publication No.2014-0020120 (U.S. Pat. No. 9,324,262).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The inventors of the present disclosure recognized a method of arrangingsub pixels between pixels to minimize a distance between the sub pixelsin a high-resolution structure of an organic light emitting displaydevice. Then, the inventors of the present disclosure invented anorganic light emitting display device having a high-resolution structurein which the size of a sub pixel can be increased.

Accordingly, an object to be achieved by the present disclosure is toprovide an organic light emitting display device which arrange at leastone sub pixel to be separated into two parts and arranging sub pixelsemitting the same color to be adjacent to each other, to increase thesize of the pixel in a high-resolution structure.

Another object to be achieved by the present disclosure is to provide anorganic light emitting display device which the size of a sub pixel isincreased in a high-resolution structure, and, thus, power consumptioncan be reduced and a life span can be improved.

The objects of the present disclosure are not limited to theaforementioned objects, and other objects, which are not mentionedabove, will be apparent to a person having ordinary skill in the artfrom the following description.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an organic lightemitting display device includes a plurality of pixels, each of theplurality of pixels including at least one red sub pixel, at least onegreen sub pixel, and at least one blue sub pixel. Red sub pixels andblue sub pixels of adjacent pixels are aligned in a first direction andare also aligned in a second direction, the second direction being adirection that intersects the first direction. Green pixels of adjacentpixels are aligned in the first direction and are also aligned in thesecond direction. The at least one green sub pixel of each pixel isdisposed between the at least one red sub pixel and the at least oneblue sub pixel of the each pixel, and the at least one green sub pixelis offset from the at least one red sub pixel and the at least one bluesub pixel in the first direction and the second direction in the eachpixel.

According to the present disclosure, an organic light emitting displaydevice includes a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixelsincluding a plurality of sub pixels having one of a plurality of colors,and a first distance between the plurality of sub pixels of differentcolors is greater than a second distance between the plurality of subpixels of the same color.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an organic lightemitting display device includes a plurality of pixels. Each of theplurality of pixels includes a plurality of first sub pixels, at leastone second sub pixel, and at least one third sub pixel. The plurality offirst sub pixels are disposed on a first line extended in a firstdirection, the at least one second sub pixel is disposed on one side ofthe first line, and the at least one third sub pixel is disposed on theother side of the first line. The at least one second sub pixel and theat least one third sub pixel are disposed on a second line extended in asecond direction different from the first direction. A reference pixelamong the plurality of pixels and an adjacent pixel adjacent to thereference pixel in the second direction are symmetric with respect to aboundary line between the reference pixel and the adjacent pixel. In theorganic light emitting display device according to an aspect of thepresent disclosure, sub pixels emitting the same color are arrangedadjacent to each other. Thus, it is possible to secure a marginsufficient to arrange sub pixels emitting different colors and alsopossible to increase the size of each sub pixel.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an organic lightemitting display device includes a plurality of pixels. Each of theplurality of pixels includes a plurality of first sub pixels commonlyconnected to a first data line, and a second sub pixel and a third subpixel commonly connected to a second data line parallel to the firstdata line. A reference pixel among the plurality of pixels is symmetricto an adjacent pixel with respect to a boundary line between thereference pixel and the adjacent pixel adjacent to the reference pixelin an extension direction of the second data line. In the organic lightemitting display device according to another aspect of the presentdisclosure, adjacent sub pixels emitting the same color are connected tothe same data line. Thus, it is possible to supply the same current tothe adjacent sub pixels emitting the same color and also possible toprovide the same brightness.

Details of other example embodiments will be included in the detaileddescription of the disclosure and the accompanying drawings.

According to the present disclosure, sub pixels emitting the same colorare arranged adjacent to each other. Thus, it is possible to secure amargin sufficient to arrange sub pixels emitting different colors andalso possible to increase the size of each sub pixel.

According to the present disclosure, sub pixels emitting the same colorare arranged adjacent to each other, so that the size of each sub pixelis increased. Thus, it is possible to secure the brightness of the subpixels by supplying a low current, reduce power consumption of pixels,and improve a life span of an organic light emitting diode.

According to the present disclosure, a distance between sub pixelsemitting the same color can be reduced to about half as compared withthe related art, and, thus, an emission area of sub pixels can beincreased. Therefore, the limitation in distance between pixels can besolved, and, thus, it is possible to provide organic light emittingdisplay device having a high-resolution.

The effects of the present disclosure are not limited to theaforementioned effects, and various other effects are included in thepresent specification.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other aspects, features and other advantages of thepresent disclosure will be more clearly understood from the followingdetailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view provided to explain an organic lightemitting display device according to an example embodiment of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along a line II-IF ofFIG. 1 provided to explain the organic light emitting display deviceaccording to an example embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C are schematic plan views provided to explain amethod of disposing sub pixels using an FMM in the organic lightemitting display device according to an example embodiment of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view provided to explain a method ofdisposing sub pixels using an FMM in an organic light emitting displaydevice according to another example embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view provided to explain an organic lightemitting display device according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view provided to explain an organic lightemitting display device according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure;

FIGS. 7A, 7B and 7C are schematic plan views provided to explain amethod of disposing sub pixels using an FMM in the organic lightemitting display device according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view provided to explain an organic lightemitting display device according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view provided to explain a method ofdisposing sub pixels using an FMM in an organic light emitting displaydevice according to another example embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view provided to explain an organic lightemitting display device according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view provided to explain an organic lightemitting display device according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure;

FIGS. 12A, 12B and 12C are schematic plan views provided to explain amethod of disposing sub pixels using an FMM in the organic lightemitting display device according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure; and

FIG. 13 is a schematic plan view provided to explain an organic lightemitting display device according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

Advantages and features of the present disclosure, and methods foraccomplishing the same will be more clearly understood from exampleembodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.However, the present disclosure is not limited to the following exampleembodiments but may be implemented in various different forms. Theexample embodiments are provided only to complete disclosure of thepresent disclosure and to fully provide a person having ordinary skillin the art to which the present disclosure pertains with the category ofthe disclosure, and the present disclosure will be defined by theappended claims.

The shapes, sizes, ratios, angles, numbers, and the like illustrated inthe accompanying drawings for describing the example embodiments of thepresent disclosure are merely examples, and the present disclosure isnot limited thereto. Same reference numerals generally denote sameelements throughout the present specification. Further, in the followingdescription, a detailed explanation of known related technologies may beomitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the subject matter of thepresent disclosure. The terms such as “including,” “having,” and“comprising” used herein are generally intended to allow othercomponents to be added unless the terms are used with the term “only”.Any references to singular may include plural unless expressly statedotherwise.

Components are interpreted to include an ordinary error range even ifnot expressly stated.

When the position relation between two parts is described using theterms such as “on”, “above”, “below”, and “next”, one or more parts maybe positioned between the two parts unless the terms are used with theterm “immediately” or “directly” is not used.

When an element or layer is referred to as being “on” another element orlayer, it may be directly on the other element or layer, or interveningelements or layers may be present.

Although the terms “first”, “second”, and the like are used fordescribing various components, these components are not confined bythese terms. These terms are merely used for distinguishing onecomponent from the other components. Therefore, a first component to bementioned below may be a second component in a technical concept of thepresent disclosure.

Throughout the whole specification, the same reference numerals denotethe same elements.

Since the size and thickness of each component illustrated in thedrawings are represented for convenience in explanation, the presentdisclosure is not necessarily limited to the illustrated size andthickness of each component.

The features of various embodiments of the present disclosure can bepartially or entirely bonded to or combined with each other and can beinterlocked and operated in technically various ways, and theembodiments can be carried out independently of or in association witheach other.

In the present disclosure, the term “reference pixel” refers to any oneof a plurality of pixels and a group of sub pixels equivalent thereto,and includes a red sub pixel, a green sub pixel, and a blue sub pixel.The term “reference pixel” refers to a pixel exemplified to explainrelationships with other pixels, and each of the plurality of pixels maybecome “a reference pixel”.

Hereinafter, various example embodiments of the present disclosure willbe described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view provided to explain an organic lightemitting display device according to an example embodiment of thepresent disclosure. FIG. 1 schematically illustrates some of a pluralityof pixels in an organic light emitting display device, and redundantdescriptions of the repeated configurations in the drawings will beomitted.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an organic light emitting display device 100includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the plurality of pixelsincludes a plurality of sub pixels. The plurality of sub pixels includesa red sub pixel SR, a green sub pixel SG, and a blue sub pixel SB whichemit red, green, and blue lights, respectively. However, the sub pixelsof the organic light emitting display device 100 are not limitedthereto. The organic light emitting display device 100 may furtherinclude a white sub pixel in addition to the red sub pixel SR, the greensub pixel SG, and the blue sub pixel SB.

Referring to FIG. 1 , one pixel includes a plurality of green sub pixelsSG1 and SG2, one red sub pixel SR, and one blue sub pixel SB. Further,each of the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 has a rectangularshape extended in a Y-axis direction. That is, each of the plurality ofgreen sub pixels SG1 and SG2 has a rectangular shape of which long sidesare parallel to a second line.

FIG. 1 illustrates that the two green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, the onered sub pixel SR and the one blue sub pixel SB are included in the onepixel. Further, FIG. 1 illustrates that each of the plurality of greensub pixels SG1 and SG2 has a rectangular shape of which long sides areparallel to the second line. However, the number and the shape of subpixels are not limited to those illustrated in FIG. 1 and may bemodified in various ways.

Herein, in the one pixel, the whole area of the plurality of green subpixels SG1 and SG2 may be smaller than an area of each of the red subpixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB. Among green wavelengths, redwavelengths, and blue wavelengths which have the same energy intensity,the green wavelengths are recognized as being brighter. Therefore, theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 are configured smaller thaneach of the red sub pixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB. For anotherreason, the red sub pixel SR or the blue sub pixel SB may be formedsmaller than the sub pixels of other colors.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in each of the plurality of pixels, the pluralityof green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 is disposed on a first line 1 ₁ extendedin an X-axis direction and a line parallel to the first line.

Further, in each of the plurality of pixels, each of the red sub pixelSR and the blue sub pixel SB are disposed on different sides withrespect to the first line 1 ₁. In detail, in one of the plurality ofpixels, the blue sub pixel SB is disposed on an upper side of the firstline 1 ₁, the red sub pixel SR is disposed on a lower side of the firstline 1 ₁. If the red sub pixel SR is disposed on the upper side of thefirst line 1 ₁, the blue sub pixel SB is disposed on the lower side ofthe first line 1 ₁. That is, in a plurality of pixels disposed in theX-axis direction, each of the red sub pixels SR and the blue sub pixelsSB are disposed in zigzag shapes with respect to the first line 1 ₁.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in each of the plurality of pixels, the red subpixel SR and the blue pixel SB are disposed on a second line 1 ₂parallel to the Y-axis direction and a line parallel to the second line.In detail, in a plurality of pixels disposed in the Y-axis direction,sub pixels on the second line 1 ₂ and the line parallel to the secondline are disposed in sequence of red-blue-blue-red-red-blue-blue- and soon.

Herein, the second line 1 ₂ may be a data line, and the red sub pixel SRand the blue pixel SB disposed on the second line 1 ₂ may be commonlyconnected to the same data line. A structure in which the plurality ofgreen sub pixels SG1 and SG2 is commonly connected to a data line willbe described later with reference to FIG. 2 .

Referring to FIG. 1 , in each of the plurality of pixels, the red subpixel SR and the blue pixel SB are disposed on a third line 1 ₃ parallelto the X-axis direction and a line parallel to the third line. Indetail, in a plurality of pixels disposed in the X-axis direction, subpixels on the third line 1 ₃ and the line parallel to the third line aredisposed in sequence of red-blue-red-blue- and so on. That is, red subpixels SR and blue sub pixels SB on the third line 1 ₃ parallel to thefirst line 1 ₁ extended in the X-axis direction are alternatelydisposed.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in each of the plurality of sub pixels, each ofthe plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 is disposed symmetric toeach other with respect to a fourth line 1 ₄ parallel to the Y-axisdirection. Further, in the plurality of pixels disposed in the Y-axisdirection, the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 is disposedsymmetric to each other with respect to the fourth line 1 ₄ and a lineparallel to the fourth line.

Herein, the fourth line 1 ₄ may be a data line, and each of theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 may share a data line and maybe commonly connected to the data line. Meanwhile, in one pixel, each ofthe plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 may be connected todifferent gate lines and may emit lights by different driving thin filmtransistors. The structure in which each of the plurality of green subpixels SG1 and SG2 is commonly connected to a data line will bedescribed later with reference to FIG. 2 .

Referring to FIG. 1 , if any one among the plurality of pixels isselected as a reference pixel, an adjacent pixel adjacent to thereference pixel in the Y-axis direction is symmetric to the referencepixel with respect to a boundary line between the reference pixel andthe adjacent pixel. Herein, there may be a plurality of boundary linesbetween the reference pixel and the adjacent pixel. One among theplurality of boundary lines will be set and exemplified as a fifth line1 ₅. For example, if the reference pixel is a pixel in which the bluesub pixel SB is disposed on the upper side of the first line 1 ₁ and thered sub pixel SR is disposed on the lower side of the first line 1 ₁,the reference pixel and the red sub pixels SR of the adjacent pixel aredisposed to be adjacent to the fifth line 1 ₅ which is a boundary linebetween the reference pixel and the adjacent pixel. Further, thereference pixel and the blue sub pixels SB of adjacent pixel aredisposed to be spaced from the fifth line 1 ₅. That is, a plurality ofgreen sub pixels, a red sub pixel, and a blue sub pixel of the adjacentpixel which is adjacent to the reference pixel in the Y-axis directionare respectively disposed symmetric with respect to the boundary line.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the sub pixels in the pixels disposed in theX-axis direction are disposed symmetric to the sub pixels in the pixelsadjacent thereto in the Y-axis direction with respect to the boundaryline. Thus, a group of the pixels disposed in the X-axis direction isdefined as a pixel block in the present specification. A first pixelblock PB1 refers to a group of pixels disposed in a first row, a secondpixel block PB2 refers to a group of pixels disposed in a second row,and a third pixel block PB3 refers to a group of pixels disposed in athird row. FIG. 1 illustrates only three pixel blocks which are onlysome of the plurality of pixels of the organic light emitting displaydevice 100. In some example embodiments, the number and configuration ofpixel blocks may be modified.

The pixel blocks are disposed to be symmetric to each other. In detail,pixel blocks adjacent to each other are vertically mirror-symmetric toeach other with respect to a boundary line between the pixel blocks. Twopixel blocks adjacent to each other are repeatedly disposed throughoutthe organic light emitting display device 100. For example, the firstpixel block PB1 and the second pixel block PB2 are mirror-symmetric toeach other with respect to the fifth line 1 ₅ which is a boundary linetherebetween. And, the first pixel block PB1 and the second pixel blockPB2 are repeatedly disposed in a vertical direction along the Y-axis.Thus, in the first pixel block PB1 and the third pixel block PB3, thesub pixels are disposed in the same manner. The pixel blocks in whichthe sub pixels are disposed in the same manner are alternately disposedin the vertical direction along the Y-axis.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a distance between sub pixels emitting differentcolors is greater than a distance between sub pixels emitting the samecolor. In detail, in one of the plurality of pixels, a distance d₂between the blue sub pixel SB and the plurality of green sub pixels SG1and SG2, a distance d₃ between the red sub pixel SR and the plurality ofgreen sub pixels SG1 and SG2, and a distance d₄ between the red subpixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB are greater than a distance d₁between the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2. Further, thedistance d₂ between the blue sub pixel SB and the plurality of green subpixels SG1 and SG2, the distance d₃ between the red sub pixel SR and theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, and the distance d₄ betweenthe red sub pixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB among the plurality ofsub pixels are greater than a distance d₅ between red sub pixels SR orblue sub pixels SB disposed adjacent to each other in adjacent pixels.In order to secure a maximum distance between sub pixels emittingdifferent colors, the distance d₂ between the green sub pixel SB and theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 may be equal to the distanced₃ between the red sub pixel SR and the plurality of green sub pixelsSG1 and SG2.

Accordingly, in the organic light emitting display device 100 of thepresent disclosure, a distance between sub pixels emitting the samecolor may be adjusted as short as possible and a distance between subpixels emitting different colors may be adjusted as long as possibleduring a process. In detail, the sub pixels emitting the same color aredisposed using the same FMM and the sub pixels emitting different colorsare disposed using different FMMs. Thus, a predetermined distance isneeded between the sub pixels emitting different colors due to a marginrequired to use the FMMs. That is, the sub pixels emitting the samecolor in the adjacent pixels may be disposed through an opening of thesame FMM and thus do not need a separate FMM margin, whereas only thesub pixels emitting different colors need an FMM margin therebetween.Further, since it is not necessary to secure an FMM margin in thedistance between the sub pixels emitting the same color, a minimum widthof a bank layer may be applied.

In the organic light emitting display device 100 of the presentdisclosure, a distance between the sub pixels emitting the same color isminimized and a distance between the sub pixels emitting differentcolors is secured. Thus, the size of each sub pixel can be increased.That is, in the organic light emitting display device 100, the size ofeach sub pixel can be increased as much as a distance between the subpixels emitting the same color can be reduced. Thus, it is possible toarrange sub pixels with a high resolution. And, a distance between thesub pixels emitting the same color can be greatly reduced as comparedwith the related art. Thus, an emission area of sub pixels can beincreased. For example, the emission area may be increased by about 10%or more as compared with the related art. Therefore, according to theorganic light emitting display device 100 of the present disclosure, thelimitation in distance between pixels can be solved. Thus, it ispossible to provide the organic light emitting display device having ahigh-resolution. Particularly, the organic light emitting display device100 according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure can beapplied to mobile or virtual reality (VR) products demanded to have ahigh resolution. For example, the organic light emitting display device100 may be implemented to have a resolution of 800 ppi or more.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along a line II-II′ ofFIG. 1 provided to explain the organic light emitting display deviceaccording to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2schematically illustrates only green sub pixels and a driving thin filmtransistor of the organic light emitting display device. FIG. 2illustrates a plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 in one pixel. Afirst green sub pixel SG1 is connected to a first thin film transistor120 a and a second green sub pixel SG2 is connected to a second thinfilm transistor 120 b.

For convenience in explanation, configurations of a first organic lightemitting diode 130 a and the first thin film transistor 120 a will bedescribed focusing on the first green sub pixel SG1 with reference toFIG. 1 and FIG. 2 . Redundant descriptions of the repeatedconfigurations of a second organic light emitting diode 130 b and thesecond thin film transistor 120 b corresponding to the second green subpixel SG2 will be omitted or will be briefly discussed below.

A substrate 111 is configured to support and protect various componentsof the organic light emitting display device 100. The substrate 111 maybe formed of an insulating material, and may be formed of a materialhaving flexibility such as glass or a polyimide-based material. If theorganic light emitting display device 100 is a flexible organic lightemitting display device 100, the substrate 111 may be formed of aflexible material such as plastic. Further, if an organic light emittingdiode that facilitates flexibility is applied to a lighting device ordisplay device for vehicle or automotive display device, the degree offreedom in design and various design of a lighting device or displaydevice for vehicle or automotive display device can be secured accordingto a structure or external shape of a vehicle.

In some example embodiments, the organic light emitting display device100 may be applied to various display devices including a TV, a mobilePC, a tablet PC, a monitor, a laptop computer, and a display device forvehicle or an automotive display device. Further, in some exampleembodiments, the organic light emitting display device 100 may beapplied to a wearable display device, a foldable display device, and arollable or a bendable display device.

A buffer layer 112 is disposed on the substrate 111. The buffer layer112 is configured to suppress infiltration of moisture or impuritiesthrough the substrate 111 and flatten or planarize an upper part of thesubstrate 111. However, the buffer layer 112 is not required. Thus,whether or not to form the buffer layer 112 is determined on the basisof the kind of the substrate 111 or the kind of the first thin filmtransistor 120 a applied to the organic light emitting display device100.

The first thin film transistor 120 a is disposed on the buffer layer 112and supplies a signal to the first green organic light emitting diode130 a. The first thin film transistor 120 a includes an active layer121, a gate electrode 122, a drain electrode 123, and a source electrode124. In detail, the active layer 121 is formed on the buffer layer 112and a gate insulation layer 113 configured to insulate the active layer121 and the gate electrode 122 is formed on the active layer 121.Further, the gate electrode 122 is formed on the gate insulation layer113 so as to be overlapped with the active layer 121. Also, aninterlayer insulation layer 114 is formed on the gate electrode 122 andthe gate insulation layer 113. The drain electrode 123 and the sourceelectrode 124 are formed on the interlayer insulation layer 114. Thedrain electrode 123 and the source electrode 124 are electricallyconnected to the active layer 121.

And, the active layer 121 may be formed of an amorphous silicon (a-Si),a polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si), an oxide semiconductor, or anorganic semiconductor. If the active layer 121 is formed of the oxidesemiconductor, the active layer 121 may be formed of indium tin oxide(ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO), orindium tin zinc oxide (ITZO), but is not limited thereto.

For convenience in explanation, FIG. 2 illustrates only a driving thinfilm transistor connected to an anode 131 of the first green sub pixelfrom among various thin film transistors which can be included in thefirst green sub pixel SG1. However, the first green sub pixel SG1 mayfurther include a switching thin film transistor or a capacitor fordriving the first green organic light emitting diode 130 a. Further, inthe present specification, the first thin film transistor 120 a isdescribed as having a coplanar structure. However, the first thin filmtransistor 120 a having an inverted staggered structure may be used.Furthermore, in the drawings, the anode of the organic light emittingdiode is illustrated as being connected to the drain electrode 123 ofthe first thin film transistor 120 a. However, the anode 131 of thegreen organic light emitting diode 130 a may be connected to the sourceelectrode 124 of the first thin film transistor 120 a depending on adesign.

A planarizing layer 115 is disposed on the first thin film transistor120 a. The planarizing layer 115 is configured to planarize the upperpart of the substrate 111, and may be formed of an organic insulatingmaterial so as to cover a step on the upper part of the substrate 111.The planarizing layer 115 includes a contact hole for electricallyconnecting the anode 131 of the first green sub pixel SG1 to the drainelectrode 123 of the first thin film transistor 120 a and a contact holefor electrically connecting an anode 134 of the second green sub pixelSG2 to a drain electrode 128 of the second thin film transistor 120 b.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the source electrode 124 of the first thin filmtransistor 120 a and a source electrode 127 of the second thin filmtransistor 120 b may be connected to each other. In detail, the sourceelectrode 124 of the first thin film transistor 120 a and the sourceelectrode 127 of the second thin film transistor 120 b are connected tothe same data line and thus can be connected to each other. However, thegate electrode 122 of the first thin film transistor 120 a and a gateelectrode 126 of the second thin film transistor 120 b are not connectedto each other. That is, the first thin film transistor 120 a and thesecond thin film transistor 120 b are connected to the same data linebut not connected to the same gate line. Thus, the first green sub pixelSG1 and the second green sub pixel SG2 can emit lights by different thinfilm transistors, respectively, and can emit lights at the samebrightness by substantially the same current supplied through the samedata line.

The first green organic light emitting diode 130 a is disposed on theplanarizing layer 115 and includes the anode 131, an organic emissionlayer 132, and a cathode 133.

The anode 131 is an electrode configured to supply holes to the organicemission layer 132 and may be formed of a transparent conductivematerial having a high work function. Herein, the transparent conductivematerial may include indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO),and indium tin zinc oxide (ITZO). If the organic light emitting displaydevice 100 is driven in a top emission method as illustrated in FIG. 2 ,the anode 131 may further include a reflecting plate. Herein, the anode131 may also be referred to as a pixel electrode.

The cathode 133 is an electrode configured to supply electrons. Thecathode 133 may be formed of a metallic material, e.g., silver (Ag),titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al), molybdenum (Mo), or an alloy (Ag:Mg) ofsilver (Ag) and magnesium (Mg), having a lower work function. Herein,the cathode 133 may also be referred to as a common electrode.

Each organic light emitting diode includes an organic emission layer. Indetail, the organic emission layer is disposed between an anode and acathode. For example, in the first green organic light emitting diode130 a, the green organic emission layer 132 is disposed between theanode 131 and the cathode 133. And, in the second green organic lightemitting diode 130 b, a green organic emission layer 135 is disposedbetween the anode 134 and a cathode 136.

A red organic emission layer, a green organic emission layer, and a blueorganic emission layer include an emission host and an emission dopant.

In addition to the organic emission layer, common layers such as aninjecting layer and a transporting layer for improving luminousefficiency of the organic light emitting diode may be further disposedbetween the anode 131 and the cathode 133. At least some of the commonlayers may have a common structure commonly disposed in a plurality ofsub pixels in order to take advantages in a manufacturing process.

Herein, layers having a common structure may be formed using a commonmask in which all of sub pixels are open and may be laminated into thesame structure in all sub pixels without a pattern for each sub pixel.That is, the layers having the common structure are disposed as beingconnected or extended from one sub pixel to its adjacent sub pixelwithout having a disconnected portion and thus shared by a plurality ofsub pixels.

For example, in addition to the green organic emission layer 132, a holeinjecting layer or a hole transporting layer configured to more readilymove holes may be further disposed between the anode 131 and the cathode133. The hole injecting layer or the hole transporting layer may have acommon structure commonly disposed in a plurality of sub pixels. In anexample embodiment, the hole transporting layer may be configured as ap-type hole transporting layer doped with a p-type dopant. Or, at leastone among an electron transporting layer, an electron injecting layer,and a hole blocking layer may be further disposed between the anode 131and the cathode 133 of the green organic light emitting element 130 inorder to more smoothly move the electron into the organic light emittinglayer. The electron transporting layer, the electron injecting layer,and the hole blocking layer may have a common structure which isdisposed in common on the plurality of subpixels.

The organic light emitting display device 100 may have a patternedemission layer structure depending on a design. In the organic lightemitting display device having the patterned emission layer structure,emission layers emitting different color lights are separated in eachpixel. For example, a red organic emission layer for emitting a redlight, a green organic emission layer for emitting a green light, and ablue organic emission layer for emitting a blue light may be separatelydisposed in a red sub pixel SR, a green sub pixel SG, and a blue subpixel SB, respectively. In the red organic emission layer, the greenorganic emission layer, and the blue organic emission layer, holes andelectrons supplied through the anode and the cathode are combined toemit a red light, a green light, and a blue light, respectively. Each ofthe organic emission layers may be deposited and patterned on each of asub pixel through an apertured mask, e.g., an FMM (Fine Metal Mask), toemit specific color light. Such a method of arranging sub pixels usingan FMM will be described later with reference to FIG. 3A through FIG.3C.

As described above, the organic emission layers of the organic lightemitting display device 100 may be deposited and patterned using FA/Ms.The FMMs includes open areas open to sub pixels, and the red organicemission layer, the green organic emission layer, and the blue organicemission layer may be deposited in each of the red sub pixel SR, thegreen sub pixel SG, and the blue sub pixel SB through the open areas ofthe FMMs. If a size of a sub pixel becomes small, a distance betweenemission areas in the sub pixel is decreased and a distance between openareas of the FMMs is also decreased. Particularly, the organic lightemitting display device having the high resolution 100 has a very smallpixel size, and, thus, a distance between sub pixels is very small. Ifthe size of a sub pixel is reduced, the brightness of the sub pixel isdecreased, resulting in a decrease in visibility of the organic lightemitting display device 100. Thus, a higher current may be needed tooutput the same brightness. Therefore, it is necessary to secure amaximum size of a sub pixel in order to improve the brightness andreduce power consumption.

A bank layer 116 is disposed to define sub pixels. In detail, the banklayer 116 is disposed to cover at least a part of an edge of the anode131 and thus expose a part of an upper surface of the anode 131.

Particularly, in the organic light emitting display device 100 accordingto an example embodiment of the present disclosure, a bank layer isformed as narrow as possible between sub pixels emitting the same colorto secure a distance between sub pixels emitting different colors.Therefore, it is possible to relatively increase the size of each subpixel. Further, if the size of each sub pixel is increased, thebrightness is improved. Thus, a lower current and less power consumptionmay be needed to output the same brightness. Accordingly, the amount ofcurrent flowing to an organic emission layer is decreased and the rateof degradation of the organic emission layer is also decreased. Thus, itis possible to secure the brightness of sub pixels by supplying a lowcurrent. Also, an overall life span of the organic light emitting diodeis increased, and, thus, a life span of an organic light emittingdisplay device can be improved. Further, the size of a sub pixel may bean emission area of the sub pixel.

FIG. 3A through FIG. 3C are schematic plan views provided to explain amethod of disposing sub pixels using an FMM in the organic lightemitting display device according to an example embodiment of thepresent disclosure. FIG. 3A is a schematic plan view illustrating that agreen sub pixel is deposited through an open area 310 of a first FMM.FIG. 3B is a schematic plan view illustrating that a red sub pixel isdeposited through an open area 320 of a second FMM. FIG. 3C is aschematic plan view illustrating that a blue sub pixel is depositedthrough an open area 330 of a third FMM. The plan views of FIG. 3Athrough FIG. 3C illustrate only the open areas of the FMMs, butillustration of an overall configuration of the FMM is omitted. Further,the plan views of FIG. 3A through FIG. 3C illustrate the FMMs disposedin the organic light emitting display device 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 ,and the other components are substantially the same. Thus, redundantdescriptions thereof will be omitted or will be briefly discussed below.FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 will be referred to for convenience in explanation.

Referring to FIG. 3A, a green sub pixel is formed through the open area310 of the first FMM. In detail, a green organic emission layer iswholly deposited on an anode and a bank layer disposed in the green subpixel through the open area 310 of the first FMM. Thus, even if thegreen organic emission layer is deposited on the bank layer, an actualemission area is equivalent to that of the plurality of green sub pixelsSG1 and SG2 as illustrated in FIG. 1 . That is, the plurality of greensub pixels SG1 and SG2 adjacent to each other in one pixel is formed bywholly depositing the green organic emission layer through the open area310 of the first FMM. Herein, the open area 310 of the first FMM mayhave a polygonal shape. For example, the open area 310 of the first FMMhas a quadrangular shape.

Referring to FIG. 3B, a red sub pixel is formed through the open area320 of the second FMM. In detail, a red organic emission layer is whollydeposited on each of red sub pixels in adjacent pixels through the openarea 320 of the second FMM. That is, since a bank layer is presentbetween the adjacent pixels, the red organic emission layer is whollydeposited on anodes of each of the red sub pixels adjacent to each otherand the bank layer between the adjacent pixels. Thus, even if the redorganic emission layer is deposited on the bank layer, an actualemission area is equivalent to that of the adjacent red sub pixelsspaced from each other with respect to a boundary line between theadjacent pixels as illustrated in FIG. 1 . That is, the red sub pixelsSR adjacent to each other in the adjacent pixels are formed by whollydepositing the red organic emission layer through the open area 320 ofthe second FMM. Herein, the open area 320 of the second FMM may alsohave a polygonal shape. For example, the open area 320 of the second FMMhas a rectangular shape.

Referring to FIG. 3C, a blue sub pixel is formed through the open area330 of the third FMM. In detail, a blue organic emission layer is whollydeposited on each of blue sub pixels in adjacent pixels through the openarea 330 of the third FMM. That is, since a bank layer is presentbetween the adjacent pixels, the blue organic emission layer is whollydeposited on anodes of each of the blue sub pixels adjacent to eachother and the bank layer between the adjacent pixels. Thus, even if theblue organic emission layer is deposited on the bank layer, an actualemission area is equivalent to that of the adjacent blue sub pixelsspaced from each other with respect to the boundary line between theadjacent pixels as illustrated in FIG. 1 . That is, the blue sub pixelsSB adjacent to each other in the adjacent pixels are formed by whollydepositing the blue organic emission layer through the open area 330 ofthe third FMM. Herein, the open area 330 of the third FMM may also havea polygonal shape. For example, the open area 330 of the third FMM has arectangular shape.

In the organic light emitting display device 100 according to an exampleembodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of green subpixels SG1 and SG2 and the red sub pixels and blue sub pixels disposedadjacent to each other between the adjacent pixels is deposited on a subpixel through an open area of an FMM. An organic emission layerdeposited through the open area of the one FMM includes a non-emissionarea which does not actually emit a light due to a bank layer. Thus, theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, the red sub pixel SR, and theblue sub pixel SB are formed as illustrated in FIG. 1 . That is, subpixels disposed adjacent to each other and emitting the same color canbe formed through an open area of an FMM, and, thus, a distance betweenopen areas of FMMs emitting the same color light can be secured.Therefore, the open areas of the FMMs emitting the same color can beincreased and the size of the sub pixel can be increased.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view provided to explain a method ofdisposing sub pixels using an FMM in an organic light emitting displaydevice according to another example embodiment of the presentdisclosure. The plan view of FIG. 4 is different from the plan view ofFIG. 3A only in shape of an open area of an FMM, and the othercomponents are substantially the same. Thus, redundant descriptionsthereof will be omitted or will be briefly discussed below. FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 will be referred to for convenience in explanation.

Referring to FIG. 4 , a green sub pixel is formed through an open area410 of a fourth FMM. In detail, the fourth FMM 400 includes a pluralityof open areas 410, and each of the plurality of open areas 410 of thefourth FMM 400 has a rectangular shape extended in the X-axis direction.The open area 410 of the fourth FMM 400 may be formed to cover all ofthe plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 disposed in each of aplurality of pixels disposed in the X-axis direction. Thus, a greenorganic emission layer is wholly deposited on the plurality of green subpixels in each of the plurality of pixels disposed in the X-axisdirection through the open area 410 of the fourth FMM 400.

Thus, even if the green organic emission layer is deposited on the banklayer, an actual emission area is equivalent to that of the adjacentgreen sub pixels spaced from each other with respect to the boundaryline between the adjacent pixels as illustrated in FIG. 1 . That is,even if the green organic emission layer is deposited on the bank layerover the plurality of pixels disposed in the X-axis direction, an actualemission area is equivalent to that of the plurality of green sub pixelsSG1 and SG2 as illustrated in FIG. 1 .

In the organic light emitting display device 100 according to an exampleembodiment of the present disclosure, the plurality of green sub pixelsSG1 and SG2 in the pixels disposed in the X-axis direction is depositedon a sub pixel through an open area of an FMM. An organic emission layerdeposited through the open area of the FMM includes a non-emission areawhich does not actually emit a light due to a bank layer. Thus, theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 are formed as illustrated inFIG. 1 . As such, the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 can beformed in the X-axis direction at a time. Therefore, it is possible tomore readily form an open area of an FMM and also possible to moresimplify a manufacturing process.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view provided to explain an organic lightemitting display device according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure. An organic light emitting display device 500illustrated in FIG. 5 according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure is different from the organic light emitting displaydevice 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 only in shape and disposal of theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 in a pixel and size of the redsub pixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB, and the other components aresubstantially the same. Thus, redundant descriptions thereof will beomitted or will be briefly discussed below.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 ineach of the plurality of pixels are disposed on the first line 1 ₁extended in the X-axis direction and a line parallel to the first line 1₁. In each of the plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of greensub pixels SG1 and SG2 has a rectangular shape. Particularly, therectangular shape has long sides parallel to the first line 1 ₁. In FIG.5 , the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 in each of theplurality of pixels are disposed end to end, which is different fromthat of FIG. 1 , where the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 ineach of the plurality of pixels are disposed side by side.

In one pixel, the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 may bedisposed as being spaced as far as possible from the red sub pixel SRand the blue sub pixel SB. In detail, in a reference pixel among theplurality of pixels, a distance d₂ between the blue sub pixel SB and theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, a distance d₃ between the redsub pixel SR and the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, and adistance d₄ between the red sub pixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB aregreater than a distance d₁′ between the plurality of green sub pixelsSG1 and SG2. For example, the distance d₂ between the blue sub pixel SBand the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 may be equal to thedistance d₃ between the red sub pixel SR and the plurality of green subpixels SG1 and SG2, and the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2may be disposed in the middle of the pixel.

In the organic light emitting display device 500 according to anotherexample embodiment of the present disclosure, the two green sub pixelsSG1 and SG2 are disposed on the first line 1 ₁ and have a rectangularshape extended in the X-axis direction. Thus, the distance d₂ betweenthe blue sub pixel SB and the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2and the distance d₃ between the red sub pixel SR and the plurality ofgreen sub pixels SG1 and SG2 may be substantially increased. That is,the size of the blue sub pixel SB and the red sub pixel SR can beincreased as much as a distance between sub pixels emitting differentcolor lights can be increased. Therefore, since the size of a sub pixelcan be increased, it may become easier to arrange sub pixels in theorganic light emitting display device having a high-resolution.

FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view provided to explain an organic lightemitting display device according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure. An organic light emitting display device 600illustrated in FIG. 6 according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure is different from the organic light emitting displaydevice 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 only in disposal of the two green subpixels SG1 and SG2 and shape of the red sub pixel SR and the blue subpixel SB, and the other components are substantially the same. Thus,redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted or will be brieflydiscussed below.

Referring to FIG. 6 , in one pixel, the plurality of green sub pixelsSG1 and SG2 is disposed in a diagonal direction, that is, offset in afirst direction. In detail, if a reference pixel is a pixel in which theblue sub pixel SB is disposed on an upper side and the red sub pixel SRis disposed on a lower side with respect to any one among the pluralityof green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, a line connecting the centers of theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 is a first diagonal line 1_(d1) parallel to a first diagonal direction D1. Likewise, in thereference pixel, if the red sub pixel SR is disposed on an upper sideand the blue sub pixel SB is disposed on a lower side with respect toany one among the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, a lineconnecting the centers of the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2is a second diagonal line 1 _(d2) parallel to a second diagonaldirection D2. The first diagonal line 1 _(d1) and the second diagonalline 1 _(d2) are symmetric to each other with respect to the fifth line1 ₅ parallel to the X-axis. That is, in an adjacent pixel adjacent tothe reference pixel in the Y-axis direction, each of the plurality ofgreen sub pixels SG1 and SG2 is symmetric to each other. In other words,in the reference pixel, the first diagonal line connecting the centersof each of the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 may be extendedfrom the first line in the diagonal direction. And, in the adjacentpixel, the second diagonal line connecting the centers of each of theplurality of first sub pixels and the first diagonal line may besymmetric to each other with respect to a boundary line.

Referring to FIG. 6 , since the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 andSG2 is disposed in the first diagonal direction D1 or the seconddiagonal direction D2, the red sub pixel SR and the blue sub pixel SBare formed so as to secure a distance between sub pixels emittingdifferent color lights in one pixel. In detail, the shape andarrangement of the red sub pixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB aredetermined such that a minimum distance d₆ between the blue sub pixel SBand the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 and a minimum distanced₇ between the red sub pixel SR and the plurality of green sub pixelsSG1 and SG2 can satisfy a distance required for a deposition process ofan organic emission layer using an FMM and the size of the red sub pixelSR and the blue sub pixel SB can be maximized.

Accordingly, the red sub pixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB may haverectangular shapes extended in different directions. For example, in areference pixel in which the blue sub pixel SB is disposed on an upperside and the red sub pixel SR is disposed on a lower side with respectto any one among the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, the bluesub pixel SB is formed into a rectangular shape of which long sides areparallel to the Y-axis direction in order to secure the minimum distanced₆ between the blue sub pixel SB and the plurality of green sub pixelsSG1 and SG2. And, the red sub pixel SR is formed into a rectangularshape of which long sides are parallel to the X-axis direction in orderto secure the minimum distance d₇ between the red sub pixel SR and theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2. Likewise, in the referencepixel in which the red sub pixel SR is disposed on an upper side and theblue sub pixel SB is disposed on a lower side with respect to any oneamong the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, the red sub pixelSR is formed into a rectangular shape of which long sides are parallelto the Y-axis direction in order to secure the minimum distance betweenthe red sub pixel SR and the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2.And, the blue sub pixel SB is formed into a rectangular shape of whichlong sides are parallel to the X-axis direction in order to secure theminimum distance between the blue sub pixel SB and the plurality ofgreen sub pixels SG1 and SG2.

In the organic light emitting display device 600 according to anotherexample embodiment of the present disclosure, a line connecting thecenters of the two green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 is adjusted as the firstdiagonal line 1 _(d1) or the second diagonal line 1 _(d2). Thus, the twogreen sub pixels SG1 and SG2 are disposed in the first diagonaldirection D1 or the second diagonal direction D2. Therefore, in onepixel, the red sub pixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB may haverectangular shapes extended in different directions in order to secure adistance between the blue sub pixel SB and the plurality of green subpixels SG1 and SG2 and a distance between the red sub pixel SR and theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2. Accordingly, the shape andarrangement of the red sub pixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB may varyaccording to various methods of arranging the plurality of green subpixels SG1 and SG2. Thus, it may become easier to arrange sub pixels inthe organic light emitting display device having a high-resolution.

FIG. 7A through FIG. 7C are schematic plan views provided to explain amethod of arranging sub pixels using an FMM in the organic lightemitting display device according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure. FIG. 7A is a schematic plan view illustrating that agreen sub pixel is deposited through an open area 710 of a fifth FMM.FIG. 7B is a schematic plan view illustrating that a red sub pixel isdeposited through an open area 720 of a sixth FMM. FIG. 7C is aschematic plan view illustrating that a blue sub pixel is depositedthrough an open area 730 of a seventh FMM. The open areas 710, 720, and730 of the FMMs illustrated in FIG. 7A through FIG. 7C are different inshape from the open areas 310, 320, and 330 of the FMMs illustrated inFIG. 3A through FIG. 3C, but the other components are substantially thesame. Thus, redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted or will bebriefly discussed below. FIG. 6 will be referred to for convenience inexplanation.

Referring to FIG. 7A, a green sub pixel is formed through the open area710 of the fifth FMM. Herein, the open area 710 of the fifth FMM mayhave a parallelogram shape or a diamond shape (or a rhombus shape). Indetail, a green organic emission layer is wholly deposited on an anodeand a bank layer disposed in the green sub pixel through the open area710 of the fifth FMM. However, an organic emission layer in an area on abank layer does not emit a light. Thus, even if the green organicemission layer is deposited into a parallelogram shape or a diamondshape (or a rhombus shape) by patterning the bank layer, an actualemission area is equivalent to that of the plurality of rectangulargreen sub pixels SG1 and SG2 as illustrated in FIG. 6 . That is, theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 adjacent to each other in onepixel has a rectangular shape and is disposed in the first diagonaldirection D1 or the second diagonal direction D2.

Referring to FIG. 7B, a red sub pixel is formed through the open area720 of the sixth FMM. Herein, the open area 720 of the sixth FMM mayhave a rectangular shape. In detail, the open area 720 of the sixth FMMmay have a different rectangular shape on each boundary line adjacent toeach other in the Y-axis direction. As for a fifth line 1 ₅ and a sixthline 1 ₆ as boundary lines parallel to the X-axis direction, a shortline of the open area 720 of the sixth FMM disposed on the fifth line 1₅ is greater than a short line of the open area 720 of the sixth FMMdisposed on the sixth line 1 ₆.

Referring to FIG. 7C, a blue sub pixel is formed through the open area730 of the seventh FMM. Herein, the open area 730 of the seventh FMM mayhave a rectangular shape. In detail, the open area 730 of the seventhFMM may have a different rectangular shape on each boundary lineadjacent to each other in the Y-axis direction. As for the fifth line 1₅ and the sixth line 1 ₆ as boundary lines parallel to the X-axisdirection, a short line of the open area 730 of the seventh FMM disposedon the fifth line 1 ₅ is greater than a short line of the open area 730of the seventh FMM disposed on the sixth line 1 ₆. In FIGS. 7B and 7C,the plurality of red sub pixels and the plurality of blue sub pixels inadjacent pixels may be disposed end to end, or side by side.

In the organic light emitting display device according to an exampleembodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of green subpixels SG1 and SG2 is deposited on a sub pixel throughparallelogram-shaped or diamond-shaped (or rhombus-shaped) open area ofan FMM. Further, each of the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2is formed into a rectangular shape by a bank layer and the plurality ofgreen sub pixels SG1 and SG2 is disposed in the first diagonal directionD1 or the second diagonal direction D2. That is, since the FMM includingthe open area having a parallelogram shape or a diamond shape (or arhombus shape) rather than a rectangular shape is used, the plurality ofgreen sub pixels SG1 and SG2 can be disposed at various angles. Sincethe plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 can be disposed variously,the red sub pixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB may be formed intovarious shapes so as to increase the size of a sub pixel.

FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view provided to explain an organic lightemitting display device according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure. An organic light emitting display device 800illustrated in FIG. 8 according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure is different from the organic light emitting displaydevice 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 in shape of the two green sub pixelsSG1 and SG2 in a pixel, and the other components are substantially thesame. Thus, redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted or will bebriefly discussed below.

Referring to FIG. 8 , in each of a plurality of pixels, the plurality ofgreen sub pixels SG1 and SG2 is disposed on the first line 1 ₁ extendedin the X-axis direction and the line parallel to the first line 1 ₁. Ineach of the plurality of pixels, the plurality of green sub pixels SG1and SG2 has triangular shapes. In each of the plurality of pixels, theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 are symmetric to each other.

In one pixel, the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 may bedisposed as being spaced as far as possible from the red sub pixel SRand the blue sub pixel SB. In detail, a distance d₈ between the blue subpixel SB and the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, a distanced₉ between the red sub pixel SR and the plurality of green sub pixelsSG1 and SG2, and the distance d₄ between the red sub pixel SR and theblue sub pixel SB are greater than a distance d₁ between the pluralityof green sub pixels SG1 and SG2. For example, the distance d₈ betweenthe blue sub pixel SB and the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2may be equal to the distance d₉ between the red sub pixel SR and theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 maybe disposed in the middle of a pixel so as to be spaced as far aspossible from the red sub pixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB. Further,each of the red sub pixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB may be disposedto be equispaced from the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 in areference pixel and the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 in apixel adjacent to the reference pixel in the X-axis direction. Indetail, each of the red sub pixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB may bedisposed on a straight line orthogonal to the middle between the secondgreen sub pixel SG2 in the reference pixel and the first green sub pixelSG1 in the pixel adjacent to the reference pixel in the X-axis directionon the first line 1 ₁.

And, the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 are formed into atriangular shape. Thus, the red sub pixel SR and the blue sub pixel SBmay also be formed into a diamond shape (or a rhombus shape) or a squareshape so as to secure a distance between sub pixels emitting differentcolor lights and maximize the size of a sub pixel. That is, the shape ofa sub pixel may be determined so as to secure the maximum size of thesub pixel, and the shape and the size of each sub pixel may be modifiedvariously depending on an example embodiment.

In the organic light emitting display device 800 according to anotherexample embodiment of the present disclosure, the two green sub pixelsSG1 and SG2 having a triangular shape are disposed on the first line 1₁. Thus, the distance d₈ between the blue sub pixel SB and the pluralityof green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 and the distance d₉ between the red subpixel SR and the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 may besubstantially increased. That is, the size of the blue sub pixel SB andthe red sub pixel SR can be increased as much as a distance between thesub pixels emitting different color lights can be increased. Therefore,since the size of a sub pixel can be increased, it may become easier toarrange sub pixels in the organic light emitting display device having ahigh-resolution.

FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view provided to explain a method ofdisposing sub pixels using an FMM in an organic light emitting displaydevice according to another example embodiment of the presentdisclosure. FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view illustrating that a greensub pixel is deposited through an open area 910 of an eighth FMM. Eachopen area 910 of the FMM illustrated in FIG. 9 is different in shapefrom each open area 710 of the FMM illustrated in FIG. 7A, but the othercomponents are substantially the same. Thus, redundant descriptionsthereof will be omitted or will be briefly discussed below. FIG. 8 willbe referred to for convenience in explanation.

Referring to FIG. 9 , a green sub pixel is formed through the open area910 of the eighth FMM. Herein, the open area 910 of the eighth FMM mayhave a diamond (or rhombus) shape or a square shape. In detail, a greenorganic emission layer is wholly deposited on an anode and a bank layerdisposed in the green sub pixel through the open area 910 of the eighthFMM. However, an area on a bank layer does not emit a light. Thus, evenif the green organic emission layer is deposited into a diamond (orrhombus) shape or a square shape by patterning the bank layer, an actualemission area is equivalent to that of the plurality of triangular greensub pixels SG1 and SG2 as illustrated in FIG. 8 . That is, the pluralityof green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 adjacent to each other in one pixel hasa triangular shape and is symmetric to each other.

In the organic light emitting display device according to anotherexample embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality ofgreen sub pixels SG1 and SG2 is deposited on a sub pixel through adiamond-shaped (or a rhombus-shaped) or square-shaped open area of anFMM. Thus, the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 has triangularshapes symmetric to each other. As such, the plurality of green subpixels SG1 and SG2 are formed into a triangular shape, and, thus, thered sub pixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB may be formed into variousshapes, such as a diamond shape (or a rhombus shape) or a square shape,so as to maximize the size of each sub pixel.

FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view provided to explain an organic lightemitting display device according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure. An organic light emitting display device 1000illustrated in FIG. 10 is different from the organic light emittingdisplay device 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 in that each of the red subpixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB is divided and spaced, and the othercomponents are substantially the same. Thus, redundant descriptionsthereof will be omitted or will be briefly discussed below.

Referring to FIG. 10 , each of a plurality of pixels may include aplurality of red sub pixels and a plurality of blue sub pixels. Indetail, red sub pixel includes two red sub pixels including a first redsub pixel SR1 and a second red sub pixel SR2. Blue sub pixel includestwo blue sub pixels including a first blue sub pixel SB1 and a secondblue sub pixel SB2. A bank layer may separate the first red sub pixelSR1 from the second red sub pixel SR2 and the first blue sub pixel SB1from the second blue sub pixel SB2, respectively.

In each of the plurality of pixels, the first red sub pixel SR1 and thesecond red sub pixel SR2 are symmetric to each other, and the first bluesub pixel SB1 and the second blue sub pixel SB2 are symmetric to eachother. In detail, in one pixel, the first red sub pixel SR1 and thesecond red sub pixel SR2 are symmetric to each other with respect to thesecond line 1 ₂ extended in the Y-axis direction and the line parallelto the second line 1 ₂. Likewise, the first blue sub pixel SB1 and thesecond blue sub pixel SB2 are also symmetric to each other with respectto the second line 1 ₂ extended in the Y-axis direction and the lineparallel to the second line 1 ₂.

Referring to FIG. 10 , in each of the plurality of pixels, the red subpixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB are disposed on the third line 1 ₃parallel to the X-axis direction and the line parallel to the thirdline. In detail, in a plurality of pixels disposed in the X-axisdirection, sub pixels on the third line 1 ₃ and the line parallel to thethird line are disposed in sequence ofred-red-blue-blue-red-red-blue-blue and so on. That is, two red subpixels SR and two blue sub pixels SB on the third line 1 ₃ parallel tothe first line 1 ₁ extended in the X-axis direction are alternatelydisposed as two sub pixels.

In one pixel, the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 may bedisposed as being spaced as far as possible from the red sub pixel SRand the blue sub pixel SB. Further, a distance between sub pixelsemitting the same color may be smaller than a distance between subpixels emitting different colors. In detail, the distance d₁ between theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, a distance d₁₀ between theplurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2, and a distance d₁₁ between theplurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 may be smaller than a distanced₂ between the plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 and theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, a distance d₃ between theplurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 and the plurality of green subpixels SG1 and SG2, and a distance d₄ between the plurality of red subpixels SR1 and SR2 and the plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2,respectively.

As such, a distance between sub pixels emitting the same color can beminimized regardless of a FMM margin since an organic emission layer isdeposited through an open area of an FMM and a plurality of sub pixelsis separated and spaced by a bank layer. Therefore, the size of each ofa plurality of sub pixels can be further increased, and, thus, theoverall brightness of an organic light emitting display device can beincreased.

Further, similar to the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, theplurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 and the plurality of blue subpixels SB1 and SB2 may be driven independently from each other bydifferent thin film transistors which share one data line but areconnected to different gate lines, respectively. Since the sub pixelsemitted independently from each other can be formed to the same size, itmay become easier to arrange pixels in the organic light emittingdisplay device having a high-resolution and the degree of freedom inarranging pixels can be secured.

In the organic light emitting display device 1000 according to anotherexample embodiment of the present disclosure, similar to a green subpixel, a red sub pixel and a blue sub pixel may be configured as beingdivided into two or more parts in addition to the two green sub pixelsSG1 and SG2. Thus, it is possible to increase the size of a sub pixelwhile minimizing a distance between sub pixels emitting the same color.Further, since a sub pixel is divided into smaller parts and each subpixel is connected to a different driving thin film transistor, it ispossible to further reduce the unit of a pixel and also possible togreatly improve the resolution of an organic light emitting displaydevice.

FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view provided to explain an organic lightemitting display device according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure. An organic light emitting display device 1100illustrated in FIG. 11 is different from the organic light emittingdisplay device 1000 illustrated in FIG. 10 in configuration and disposalof the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, the plurality of redsub pixels SR1 and SR2 and the plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2,and the other components are substantially the same. Thus, redundantdescriptions thereof will be omitted or will be briefly discussed below.Further, the arrangement of the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 andSG2 in the organic light emitting display device 1100 illustrated inFIG. 11 is substantially the same as the arrangement of the plurality ofgreen sub pixels SG1 and SG2 in the organic light emitting displaydevice 600 illustrated in FIG. 6 . Thus, redundant descriptions thereofwill be omitted or will be briefly discussed below.

Referring to FIG. 11 , the plurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 andthe plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 are disposed in differentdiagonal directions, respectively, in one pixel. In detail, in areference pixel, if the plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 isdisposed on an upper side and the plurality of red sub pixels SR1 andSR2 is disposed on a lower side with respect to any one among theplurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, a line connecting the centersof the plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 is a third diagonal line1 _(d3) parallel to the first diagonal direction D1 and a lineconnecting the centers of the plurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 isa fourth diagonal line 1 _(d4) parallel to the second diagonal directionD2. Likewise, if the reference pixel is a pixel in which the pluralityof red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 is disposed on an upper side and theplurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 is disposed on a lower sidewith respect to any one of the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 andSG2, the centers of the plurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 areconnected on the third diagonal line 1 _(d3) parallel to the firstdiagonal direction D1 and the centers of the plurality of blue subpixels SB1 and SB2 are connected on the fourth diagonal line 1 _(d4)parallel to the second diagonal direction D2.

Further, the third diagonal line 1 _(d3) and the fourth diagonal line 1_(d4) may be symmetric to each other. That is, each of the plurality ofgreen sub pixels SG1 and SG2, the plurality of red sub pixels SR1 andSR2, and the plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 are symmetric inan adjacent pixel adjacent to the reference pixel in the Y-axisdirection.

Referring to FIG. 11 , the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 isdisposed in the first diagonal direction D1 or the second diagonaldirection D2. Thus, the plurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 and theplurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 are formed so as to secure adistance between sub pixels emitting different color lights in onepixel. In detail, the shape and disposal of the plurality of red subpixels SR1 and SR2 and the plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 aredetermined such that a minimum distance d₁₄ between the plurality ofblue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 and the plurality of green sub pixels SG1and SG2 and a minimum distance d₁₅ between the plurality of red subpixels SR1 and SR2 and the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2 cansatisfy a distance required for a deposition process of an organicemission layer using an FMM and the overall size of the plurality of redsub pixels SR1 and SR2 and the overall size of the plurality of blue subpixels SB1 and SB2 can be maximized.

Accordingly, the first red sub pixel SR1 and the second red sub pixelSR2 constituting the plurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 arerespectively disposed as being spaced at different distances from aboundary line between the reference pixel and the pixel adjacent to thereference pixel in the Y-axis direction. In detail, a distance d₁₂between the first red sub pixel SR1 of the reference pixel and the firstred pixel SR1 of the adjacent pixel may be smaller than a distance d₁₃between the second red sub pixel SR2 of the reference pixel and thesecond red pixel SR2 of the adjacent pixel. Likewise, the first blue subpixel SB1 and the second blue sub pixel SB2 constituting the pluralityof blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 are respectively disposed as being spacedat different distances from the boundary line between the referencepixel and the pixel adjacent to the reference pixel in the Y-axisdirection. In detail, a distance d₁₅ between the first blue sub pixelSB1 of the reference pixel and the first blue sub pixel SB1 of theadjacent pixel may be smaller than a distance d₁₄ between the secondblue sub pixel SB2 of the reference pixel and the second blue sub pixelSB2 of the adjacent pixel. Therefore, a distance between one of twosecond sub pixels and one of two third sub pixels may be different froma distance between the other one of the two second sub pixels and theother one of the two third sub pixels. Herein, the two second sub pixelsmay be the first red sub pixel SR1 and the second red sub pixel SR2 andthe two third sub pixels may be the first blue sub pixel SB1 and thesecond blue sub pixel SB2.

FIG. 12A through FIG. 12C are schematic plan views provided to explain amethod of disposing sub pixels using an FMM in the organic lightemitting display device according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure. FIG. 12A is a schematic plan view illustrating thata green sub pixel is deposited through an open area 1210 of a ninth FMM.FIG. 12B is a schematic plan view illustrating that a red sub pixel isdeposited through an open area 1220 of a tenth FMM. FIG. 12C is aschematic plan view illustrating that a blue sub pixel is depositedthrough an open area 1230 of an eleventh FMM. The open areas 1220 and1230 of the FMMs illustrated in FIG. 12B and FIG. 12C are different inshape from the open areas 720 and 730 of the FMMs illustrated in FIG. 7Band FIG. 7C, but the other components are substantially the same. Thus,redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted or will be brieflydiscussed below. FIG. 11 will be referred to for convenience inexplanation.

Referring to FIG. 12A, a plurality of green sub pixels is formed throughthe open area 1210 of the ninth FMM. Herein, the open area 1210 of theninth FMM may have a parallelogram shape or a diamond shape (or arhombus shape). Thus, even if a green organic emission layer is whollydeposited on an anode and a bank layer disposed in the green sub pixelthrough the open area 1210 of the ninth FMM, an actual emission area isequivalent to that of the plurality of rectangular green sub pixels SG1and SG2 as illustrated in FIG. 11 . That is, the plurality of green subpixels SG1 and SG2 adjacent to each other in one pixel has a rectangularshape and is arranged in the first diagonal direction D1 or the seconddiagonal direction D2.

Referring to FIG. 12B, a plurality of red sub pixels is formed throughthe open area 1220 of the tenth FMM. Herein, the open area 1220 of thetenth FMM may have a trapezoidal shape. Specifically, the open area 1220of the tenth FMM may have a trapezoidal shape having two sidesorthogonal to the fifth line 1 ₅ as a boundary line of a pixel adjacentin the Y-axis direction and parallel to each other and two obliquesides. Particularly, the two oblique sides of the open area 1220 of thetenth FMM may be parallel to the first diagonal direction D1 and thesecond diagonal direction D2, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 12 , a plurality of blue sub pixels is formed throughthe open area 1230 of the eleventh FMM. Herein, the open area 1230 ofthe eleventh FMM may also have a trapezoidal shape. That is, the openarea 1230 of the eleventh FMM may have substantially the same shape asthe open area 1220 of the tenth FMM.

In the organic light emitting display device according to anotherexample embodiment of the present disclosure, the line connecting thecenters of the plurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 and the lineconnecting the centers of the plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2are set as the third diagonal line 1 _(d3) or the fourth diagonal line 1_(d4). Thus, each of the plurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 and theplurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 may be disposed in the firstdiagonal direction D1 or the second diagonal direction D2.

Accordingly, it is possible to freely adjust an arrangement of each ofthe plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, the plurality of red subpixels SR1 and SR2 and the plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 soas to secure a distance between the plurality of green sub pixels SG1and SG2, between the plurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 and betweenthe plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2. That is, the arrangementof each of the plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, the pluralityof red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 and the plurality of blue sub pixels SB1and SB2 may be adjusted so as to secure a maximum size of a sub pixel.Further, a plurality of sub pixels can be disposed variously using anFMM including a trapezoidal open area.

According to the various methods of arrangement the plurality of greensub pixels SG1 and SG2, the plurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 andthe plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2, it may become easier toarrange sub pixels in a high-resolution organic light emitting displaydevice.

FIG. 13 is a schematic plan view provided to explain an organic lightemitting display device according to another example embodiment of thepresent disclosure. An organic light emitting display device 1300illustrated in FIG. 13 is different from the organic light emittingdisplay device 1000 illustrated in FIG. 10 in configuration andarrangement of the red sub pixel SR and the blue sub pixel SB, and theother components are substantially the same. Thus, redundantdescriptions thereof will be omitted or will be briefly discussed below.

Referring to FIG. 13 , the plurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 andthe plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 are disposed over areference pixel and pixels adjacent to the reference pixel in the Y-axisdirection. Further, each of the plurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2and each of the plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 are disposed tobe symmetric to each other with reference to a boundary line between thereference pixel and the adjacent pixel. In detail, the plurality of redsub pixels SR1 and SR2 and the plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2are respectively symmetric with respect to the fifth line 1 ₅ and thesixth line 1 ₆ as boundary lines between pixels adjacent to each otherin the Y-axis direction. And, the plurality of red sub pixels SR1 andSR2 and the plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 are disposed in thepixels adjacent to each other in the Y-axis direction at the same time.Thus, the plurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 and the plurality ofblue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 may have a very large size.

And, two second sub pixels and two third sub pixels may be disposed overa reference pixel and its adjacent pixel. And, each of the two secondsub pixels and each of the two third sub pixels are symmetric to eachother with respect to at least a boundary line between the referencepixel and the adjacent pixel. The second sub pixels may be the red subpixels SR1 and SR2 or the blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2. The third subpixels may be the red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 or the blue sub pixels SB1and SB2.

A distance between sub pixels emitting the same color in one pixel maybe remarkably smaller than a distance between sub pixels emittingdifferent colors in adjacent pixels. In detail, a distance d₁ betweenthe plurality of green sub pixels SG1 and SG2, a distance d₁₀ betweenthe plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2, and a distance d₁₁ betweenthe plurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 are remarkably smaller thana distance d₁₆ between the plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 andthe plurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2.

In the organic light emitting display device 1300 according to anotherexample embodiment of the present disclosure, even if a distance betweenthe plurality of blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 and the plurality of redsub pixels SR1 and SR2 is not reduced, since the plurality of blue subpixels SB1 and SB2 and the plurality of red sub pixels SR1 and SR2 aredisposed over pixels adjacent to each other, the sizes of the pluralityof blue sub pixels SB1 and SB2 and the plurality of red sub pixels SR1and SR2 is increased. That is, it is possible to increase the size of asub pixel without further reducing a distance between sub pixelsemitting different color lights by integrating sub pixels in adjacentpixels into one sub pixel.

The example embodiments of the present disclosure can also be describedas follows:

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an organic lightemitting display device includes a plurality of pixels, each of theplurality of pixels including at least one red sub pixel, at least onegreen sub pixel, and at least one blue sub pixel. Red sub pixels andblue sub pixels of adjacent pixels are aligned in a first direction andare also aligned in a second direction, the second direction being adirection that intersects the first direction. Green pixels of adjacentpixels are aligned in the first direction and are also aligned in thesecond direction. The at least one green sub pixel of each pixel isdisposed between the at least one red sub pixel and the at least oneblue sub pixel of the each pixel, and the at least one green sub pixelis offset from the at least one red sub pixel and the at least one bluesub pixel in the first direction and the second direction in the eachpixel.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the atleast one red sub pixel and the at least one blue sub pixel of the eachpixel may be aligned in the first direction.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the redsub pixels and the blue sub pixels of the adjacent pixels may bealternately arranged in the first direction.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the redsub pixels of the adjacent pixels arranged in the second direction maybe immediately adjacent to each other, and the blue sub pixels of theadjacent pixels arranged in the second direction may be immediatelyadjacent to each other.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a sizeof each green sub pixel may be smaller than a size of each red sub pixeland each blue sub pixel in each pixel.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, eachgreen sub pixel may include at least a first part and a second part, andthe first part may be offset from the red sub pixels and the blue subpixels in the first direction while the second part may be aligned withthe red sub pixels and the blue sub pixels in the first direction.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, eachblue sub pixel in one pixel may include at least a first part and asecond part, and the first part may be offset from the second part inthe first direction in the one pixel.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, each redsub pixel in one pixel may include at least a first part and a secondpart, and the first part may be offset from the second part in the firstdirection in the one pixel.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an organic lightemitting display device includes a plurality of pixels, each of theplurality of pixels including a plurality of sub pixels having one of aplurality of colors, and a first distance between the plurality of subpixels of different colors is greater than a second distance between theplurality of sub pixels of the same color.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, theplurality of colors may include red, green and blue.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, thefirst distance and the second distance may be located in among theplurality of pixels.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, subpixels of green color may have the second distance.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the subpixels of the green color having the second distance may be arranged endto end.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the subpixels of the green color having the second distance may be arrangedside by side.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the subpixels of the green color having the second distance arranged side byside may be offset in a first direction.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, thefirst distance and the second distance may be located in among adjacentpixels being adjacent to the plurality of pixels.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the subpixels of at least one of blue color and red color may have the firstdistance.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the subpixels of the at least one of the blue color and the red color havingthe first distance may be arranged end to end.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the subpixels of the at least one of the blue color and the red color havingthe first distance may be arranged side by side.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the subpixels of the at least one of the blue color and the red color havingthe first distance arranged side by side may be offset in a firstdirection.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an organic lightemitting display device comprises a plurality of pixels. Each of theplurality of pixels has a plurality of first sub pixels, at least onesecond sub pixel, and at least one third sub pixel. The plurality offirst sub pixels are disposed on a first line extended in a firstdirection, the at least one second sub pixel is disposed on one side ofthe first line, and the at least one third sub pixel is disposed on theother side of the first line. The at least one second sub pixel and theat least one third sub pixel are disposed on a second line extended in asecond direction different from the first direction. A reference pixelamong the plurality of pixels and an adjacent pixel adjacent to thereference pixel in the second direction are symmetric with respect to aboundary line between the reference pixel and the adjacent pixel. In theorganic light emitting display device according to an aspect of thepresent disclosure, sub pixels emitting the same color are arrangedadjacent to each other. Thus, it is possible to secure a marginsufficient to arrange sub pixels emitting different colors and alsopossible to increase the size of each sub pixel.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, thefirst sub pixels may include a green sub pixel.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a sizeof the first sub pixels may be smaller than a size of the second subpixel and a size of the third sub pixel.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, each ofthe plurality of pixels may include two first sub pixels, one second subpixel, and one third sub pixel.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, adistance between sub pixels emitting different colors may be greaterthan a distance between sub pixels emitting the same color.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the atleast one second sub pixel and the at least one third sub pixel arealternately disposed on a third line parallel to the first line.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, theplurality of first sub pixels may have polygonal shapes.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, theplurality of first sub pixels may have rectangular shapes of which longsides are parallel to the first line.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, theplurality of first sub pixels may have rectangular shapes of which longsides are parallel to the second line.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a firstdiagonal line connecting centers of each of the plurality of first subpixels in the reference pixel may be extended in a direction diagonal tothe first line, and a second diagonal line connecting the centers ofeach of the plurality of first sub pixels in the adjacent pixel may besymmetric to the first diagonal line with respect to the boundary line.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the atleast one second sub pixel and the at least one third sub pixel may haverectangular shapes extended in different directions.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, theplurality of first sub pixels may have triangular shapes, and theplurality of first sub pixels may be symmetric to each other in each ofthe plurality of pixels.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the atleast one second sub pixel may include two second sub pixels and the atleast one third sub pixel may include two third sub pixels. The twosecond sub pixels may be symmetric to each other and the two third subpixels may be symmetric to each other in each of the plurality ofpixels.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, adistance between one of the two second sub pixels and one of the twothird sub pixels may be different from a distance between the other oneof the two second sub pixels and the other one of the two third subpixels.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the twosecond sub pixels and the two third sub pixels may be disposed over thereference pixel and the adjacent pixel, and each of the two second subpixels and each of the two third sub pixels may be symmetricallydisposed with respect to at least the boundary line.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an organic lightemitting display device includes a plurality of pixels. Each of theplurality of pixels includes a plurality of first sub pixels commonlyconnected to a first data line, and a second sub pixel and a third subpixel commonly connected to a second data line parallel to the firstdata line. A reference pixel among the plurality of pixels is symmetricto an adjacent pixel with respect to a boundary line between thereference pixel and the adjacent pixel adjacent to the reference pixelin an extension direction of the second data line. In the organic lightemitting display device according to another aspect of the presentdisclosure, adjacent sub pixels emitting the same color are connected tothe same data line. Thus, it is possible to supply the same current tothe adjacent sub pixels emitting the same color and also possible toprovide the same brightness.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, theplurality of first sub pixels in the reference pixel may be connected todifferent gate lines and may emit lights by different driving thin filmtransistors.

Although the example embodiments of the present disclosure have beendescribed in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, thepresent disclosure is not limited thereto and may be embodied in manydifferent forms without departing from the technical concept of thepresent disclosure. Therefore, the example embodiments of the presentdisclosure are provided for illustrative purposes only but not intendedto limit the technical concept of the present disclosure. The scope ofthe technical concept of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described exampleembodiments are illustrative in all aspects and do not limit the presentdisclosure. The protective scope of the present disclosure should beconstrued based on the following claims, and all the technical conceptsin the equivalent scope thereof should be construed as falling withinthe scope of the present disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. An organic light emitting display device,comprising: a plurality of pixels including a first pixel and a secondpixel, wherein each of the first pixel and the second pixel includes atleast one red sub pixel, a plurality of green sub pixels, and at leastone blue sub pixel, wherein the red sub pixels and the blue sub pixelsare aligned in a first direction, wherein the plurality of green subpixels is disposed between the at least one red sub pixel and the atleast one blue sub pixel of each pixel, wherein the at least one red subpixel, the plurality of green sub pixels, and the at least one blue subpixel of the first pixel form a first group, and the at least red subpixel, the plurality of green sub pixels, and the at least blue subpixel of the second pixel form a second group, wherein the first groupand the second group are mirror-symmetric with the first direction, andwherein the red sub pixels and the blue sub pixels are disposed at asecond line parallel to a second direction perpendicular to the firstdirection.
 2. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1,wherein the first group and the second group are alternately disposedwith the first direction.
 3. The organic light emitting display deviceof claim 1, wherein the at least one red sub pixel and the at least oneblue sub pixel of each of the first pixel and the second pixel arealigned in the first direction, or are alternately arranged in the firstdirection.
 4. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1,wherein a size of each green sub pixel is smaller than a size of eachred sub pixel or each blue sub pixel of each of the first pixel and thesecond pixel.
 5. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1,wherein a distance between the blue sub pixels and the plurality ofgreen sub pixels is greater than a distance between the plurality ofgreen sub pixels.
 6. The organic light emitting display device of claim1, wherein a distance between the red sub pixels and the plurality ofgreen sub pixels is greater than a distance between the plurality ofgreen sub pixels.
 7. The organic light emitting display device of claim1, wherein a distance between the red sub pixels and the blue sub pixelsis greater than a distance between the plurality of green sub pixels. 8.The organic light emitting display device of claim 1, wherein a distancebetween the blue sub pixels and the plurality of green sub pixels isgreater than a distance between the red sub pixels or the blue subpixels of the first group and the second group.
 9. The organic lightemitting display device of claim 1, wherein a distance between the bluesub pixels and the plurality of green sub pixels is less than a distancebetween the red sub pixels and the blue sub pixels of each of the firstgroup and the second group.
 10. The organic light emitting displaydevice of claim 1, wherein a distance between the red sub pixels and theblue sub pixels is greater than a distance between the red sub pixels orthe blue sub pixels of the first group and the second group.
 11. Theorganic light emitting display device of claim 1, wherein the pluralityof green sub pixels is disposed at a first line parallel to the firstdirection.
 12. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1,wherein the red sub pixels and the blue sub pixels are disposed at athird line parallel to the first direction.
 13. The organic lightemitting display device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of green subpixels is disposed at a fourth line parallel to a second directionperpendicular to the first direction.
 14. The organic light emittingdisplay device of claim 1, wherein the blue sub pixels and the red subpixels are commonly connected to a data line.
 15. The organic lightemitting display device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of green subpixels is commonly connected to a data line.